Author-quotes Quote by Ben Abix

“It is difficult when reading the description of certain fictional characters not at the same time to imagine the real-life acquaintances who they most…

— Alain de Botton

“All the characters in my book are fictional, but every single one of them was inspired by someone I knew and loved who didn't…

— Sanela Ramic Jurich

“If a writer doesn't believe his fictional characters are actually real, how can he expect the readers to?”

— Jim Power

“Very often the characters people respond best to have little parts of reality they can relate to.”

— Sara Sheridan

“The day when you shed a tear for the death of a fictional character, you know they have become more than a character.”

— Ryan J. Alls

“What does it say about me that I'm jealous of the lives of fictional characters?”

— Alyssa Goodnight

“The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are imaginary.”

— Franklin P. Adams

“the great advantage of really contemporary fiction is that one finds oneself mirror on every page”

— Peter Ackroyd

“The writers we love often serve us through their comfort and example without their ever knowing it, and in this sense, they're as imaginary…

— Patricio Pron

“If the characters of a fictional work can be readers or spectators, we, its readers or spectators, can be fictions.”

— Jorge Luis Borges

“This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to…

— Lori Copeland

“Good fiction is trawling back into the past and digging up the real characters who've influenced your entire being.”

— Ken Scott